Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost administrative area of Pakistan, with Gilgit serving as its capital. It was established on 1 November 1948 following the Partition of India, as Pakistan maintained control over parts of Kashmir following its war with India. It became an independent administrative unit in 1970, and it was granted limited autonomy in 2009. While its population supported provincial status, the Pakistani government believed that such a move would jeapordize the United Nations resolution of the Kashmir conflict. In 2015, Gilgit-Baltistan had a population of 1,800,000 people.